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In 1536, there were still 4 million Koreans on the Korean Peninsula, and in the literature after 1675, we can no longer find any records of this ethnic group except for the Pyongyang reservation, and most of the Koreans we are talking about now are Han people who have lived in the north since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the so-called ancient Koreans are now only about 200,000, and most of the rest are integrated with the Han people

——"The Ancient Nation That Almost Died Out" (Historical Materials Publishing House, 1890 edition)

One sixth of the Korean slaves transported to the Northeast died in the first three years of their migration under the inhumane treatment of the lords of the reclamation estates and the Gyeongshi merchants, and most of them did not live for twenty years. For every two slaves transported outside the border, three of them died in the pursuit and trafficking. During the 100-year slave trade, it is estimated that about 2.5 million slaves were shipped from Korea to Northeast China.

The entire Korean Peninsula lost about four million people, equivalent to one-third of the Han population currently living on the Korean Peninsula, of course, now we all call him Lelang Province, the slave trade made most of Lelang Province at that time a desolation, while European merchants made a lot of money from it, which objectively accelerated the primitive accumulation of capitalism in the Ming Dynasty, promoted the economic prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and a large number of Korean slaves made great contributions to the development of the Northeast.

- "The Evil Slave Trade: The Scarlet Inland Sea Route" (Northland Historical Research Laboratory, 1870 edition)

The already modest gate of Incheon City did not last long under the deafening shelling, and by the time the third shell was fired, the gate had already been blown open.

A thousand soldiers of the Dengzhou battalion formed three columns and rushed towards the city quickly, this team was the team sent out to search, led by Zhang Liang. Under the guidance of a sailor who was still familiar with the local terrain, he circled the area around Incheon where there might be a garrison.

The local soldiers and people did not have anything to sing and cry about, the speed of the 400-strong soldier team fled even faster than the galloping horse, Zhang Liang pondered for a while, and simply prepared to attack the city directly, although Incheon is a small city, but after all, there are walls and although it is old, it is better than no strong fortification.

At the beginning, the soldiers in Dengzhou were trembling and defensive, after all, it was not on the territory of their own country, God knows what unexpected blows there would be, no one thought that it would be such an undefended state, although it was said that it was found to be undefended in the morning and afternoon when it landed, this speed was too fast.

However, these people are also too bold, Zhang Liang's fast horse return was immediately supported by Jiang Feng, and the courage of the surrounding businessmen is getting stronger and stronger.

It is estimated that when the European colonists set foot on the land of Africa and the land of the Americas, they were also cautious at first, and later found that the combat strength of the natives on the land was stronger than that of the monkeys, so they unscrupulously plundered and slaughtered.

Now the inexperienced Ming colonists are in a similar state, but the contempt for North Korea since ancient times and the strength of Jiang Feng's military force have made these people quickly overcome their psychological obstacles. began to regard himself as a strong man, you must know that although the people of the Ming Dynasty considered themselves orthodox in the Celestial Empire, they were still a little afraid of outsiders.

After all, it was the Mongol Tatars who threatened outside the pass all the time, and the coastal harassment of the Japanese and even the Tusi rebellion in the southwest were shaking their confidence, so watching Jiang Feng's army show off their might in Korea, although there was no formal battle yet, the merchants and shipsticks of the Jingshi merchant group who followed over were all excited.

There are only one hundred firecrackers under Zhang Liang's 1,000 soldiers, and the rest are sword, shield and spearmen, because in addition to the Dengzhou camp, other places are still very strict about the equipment of firearms, and this thing must be controlled as much as possible in terms of power and secrecy.

According to the teachings of Jason Hogan and other officers at all levels in Dengzhou, when entering the vicinity of the city wall, it should be the most careful time, because the enemy troops defending the city are condescending and it is especially difficult to dodge.

However, this experience was of little use, and the limited guards at the head of the city were all smashed by a pound or so of Franco's cannons, which were unloaded from the ship, and their own weight was also light, so they were naturally easy to move, and the power of firearms was almost a myth to the Korean Kingdom.

For the more than 10,000 residents of Incheon, the opportunity for them to see gunpowder is just to set off firecrackers during festivals, and when the cannons that shake the heavens and the earth roar, I don't know how many people are scared.

Zhang Liang looked at the soldiers who had already rushed into the city, and muttered a few words with some annoyance, looking at the artillerymen who were sorting out the artillery on the side, and thought a little sadly:

"In the future, I am afraid that this sword and gun will not be of much use, and the master actually said that he wants to let these soldiers see blood, what kind of blood can be seen except for Tuna!"

Some people stayed with Jiang Feng on the dock, because it was safer, and there were also some bold businessmen, these people were all born in the martial arts back then, you must know that the main political future of the nobles was in the army, and the most in their circle were martial artists.

Most of the guards carried by these people are also characters who dance knives and guns, and they also understand the situation on the battlefield, even if they fall behind, they have time to escape to the dock and get on the boat, and once they get on the boat, there is nothing to do, not to mention the combat effectiveness of these soldiers in Dengzhou.

The roar of the military cannon dispelled the doubts of these people, and the defense of Incheon Fortress was almost equal to zero, so they were more reassured, and some idle people asked the guide on the side, saying how many people were in this Incheon Castle, and this guide thought to himself that I would go to Incheon Castle to drink and find a girl on weekdays.

How many people are there in this city? But these people around him asked eagerly, so they had to pretend to close their eyes and estimate the number, and said:

"There are probably 10,000 people!"

Before his words fell, a businessman on the side had already run to Zhang Liang quickly, first smiling and saluting, and then flattering:

"General, the manpower in this city, our Li family will set up 5,000 people first......"

The rest of the businessmen also reacted, their own family was not here to visit the war, but to buy people, and hurried over, Zhang Liang learned that his master also brought a wine jug with him, and took a sip when he was relaxed, but he didn't expect that there was suddenly a large group of people around him, all of whom were noisy.

"Our Xu family has the most money, and we have set five thousand people!"

"General, the Tang family wants two thousand people......"

"Our Feng family wants 3,000 people......"

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Combined, they reported several times more than the population of the city.

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For the sake of recap, the descriptions in the book are all about a possibility, a thing that did not happen in history but could happen

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